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About the Author
Joe Kissell is the author of more than 60 books about technology, including Take Control of Your Online Privacy and Take Control of Dropbox. He is a contributing editor to TidBITS, a senior contributor to Macworld, and a popular speaker at conferences and other events.
When not writing or speaking, Joe likes to travel, walk, cook, eat, and practice t’ai chi. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke; their sons, Soren and Devin; and their cat, Zora. To contact Joe about this book, send him email and please include Take Control of Automating Your Mac in the subject.
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Acknowledgments
Thanks as always to Scholle McFarland for a rapid yet thorough editing job. Bill Cheeseman and Sal Soghoian offered invaluable input and suggestions for this edition of the book. I also appreciated the helpful feedback of all the technical reviewers of the first edition—especially Peter N Lewis and Greg Scown. And I’m grateful to all the developers who generously provided the coupons at the end of this book. Thank you!
About the Publisher
alt concepts inc., publisher of Take Control Books, is operated by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke, who acquired the ebook series from TidBITS Publishing Inc.’s owners, Adam and Tonya Engst, in May 2017. Joe brings his decades of experience as author of more than 60 books on tech topics (including many popular Take Control titles) to his role as Publisher. Morgen’s professional background is in development work for nonprofit organizations, and she employs those skills as Director of Marketing and Publicity.